When a student added Zinc granules to dilute HCI, a colorless and odorless gas was evolved, which was tested with a burning match stick, it was observed that:

Question

(a) The match stick continued to burn brilliantly.
(b) The match stick burnt slowly with a blue flame.
(c) The match stick extinguished and the gas burnt with pop sound.
(d) The match stick burnt with an orange flame.

Please help me my answer is c. AM I right???

Answer 1

c, yes. Hydrogen gas

Zn+2HCl>>ZnCl2 + H2

Answer 2

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